Zack Polanski

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I’m seriously impressed with this guy. Anyone else find him refreshingly honest and sensible?

He’s an absolute loony

Thank you. Its pretty conditional isn't it? “I apologised for it 12 years ago”.

Ideally they would have the full clip so we could see it in context (which is usually fairer to the speaker than short quotes). He spends more time here minimising it than claiming he had already apologised.

It also doesn’t say what he actually apologises for which in the context of a professional HCP, grifting vulnerable women does matter. If I’m going to vote for someone I need to be able to trust them and especially trust them on evidence based health care and with the health care system. All the interviews I’ve heard in full have him shutting down the conversation immediately in a way which made Yvette Coopers “rabbit hole” evasion look amateur.

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“Well, it’s never for a politician to say ‘trust me’.
Zack Polanski said Labour attacking him over the claims shows the party is worried (PA)
“But what I would say is, I apologise, well, I apologised for that 12 years ago, and one of my favourite politicians, Tony Benn, often said, ‘I don’t care where you came from, I care where you’re going’
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It’s plainly been dragged out of him. FWIW what I would be looking for from someone who was being serious would be a simple acceptance that it was wrong without all the conditionals and some reason why he believed it would help the women rather than line his pockets or what he learned about the science. I’m not seeing any of that.

I find it profoundly depressing that the best the Greens can come up with is their own Farage - slick on media but light on content and utterly untrustworthy.

If anyone on the left is being funded by Putin to cause aggro (his trans and anti-woman stance) it will be this guy. He's there for distracting soundbites come the GE.

Maybe all the transwomen supporters will be out in their bikinis and stillettos planting trees with him. That'll get the right taking climate change seriously.

No it's not conditional. It's historic. As you said, it doesn't show much so how would you conclude it's conditional? Anyway you got what you asked for. Done now.

"I apologise, well, I apologised for that 12 years ago, and one of my favourite politicians, Tony Benn, often said, ‘I don’t care where you came from, I care where you’re going’"

I included the quote which stinks of conditional and self excusing to me. If he were any other man using that as his “apology” for this abuse/misuse of women would you be so keen to accept it and just dismiss it? Or would you be happy with “oh well I apologised and anyway Tony Benn sez"

I’ve had a hunt for the apology given 12 years ago and can’t find that either. I do remember it when it first hit the news - it got a lot of coverage at the time, including from left leaning press, but I’d accept its possible I’ve simply not found it.

Its also a misapplication of the Benn quote. Benn was very specifically talking about his birth and education - ie things he had no control over, he was explicitly asking in that speech to be judged by his actions. I would recommend before he quotes his heroes Zack reads the original. I’m judging Zack by his actions, exactly as he asks.

I give politicians pretty much a free pass on stupidity as teens and even into early 20s at a push. A professional in their 30s knows exactly what they are doing and should be judged accordingly. I’ve seen nothing from him as an adult which gives me any confidence in his attitude to women or to suggest he will get the Green party back on its original track (I was a member) and away from the mire of identity based policy and middle class green consumerism.

I only heard about the hypnotherapy breast enlargement thing today and couldn't believe my ears 😮 What an absolute sleazeball and a complete joke. Makes Keir Starmer look like a bastion of competence

He’s revolting. I saw him on Jeremy Vine and yuiuuuuuuuuk

Great post

Thanks to the PP who suggested the rather dull slightly left party. Can we have an equally dull, very, very slightly right party too? Just competent people on either side getting on with the job, no soundbites, no stunts and most of all no bloody charisma. I don't want a charismatic PM, they seem to be rubbish. I want a sensible one who isn't constantly trying to appease whichever part of the population they think might vote for them at any given time.

No. Doesn’t he believe you can psychically grow your tits or something?

Why?

Why though? (Aside from hypno tits)

Yes he’s a brilliant communicator - this is a transcript from an ITV Interview after Manchester:

“We need to not conflate the Jewish community and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. And actually putting those two things together, I say personally as a Jewish person makes me feel more at risk. I think you can both be absolutely clear that antisemitism and Islamophobia in our country is totally unacceptable and you can stand against the ongoing genocide”

Making the ultra wealthy (those with assets not those on high wages) pay their way.

The Green Party membership has massively risen since he was made leader. Greens now have a bigger membership than the LibDems.

I think he’s great and isn’t afraid to tell it like it is. He is also Jewish so any claims of antisemitism against him can’t be used as easily.

I’m really liking Rachel too.

He says he was wildly misrepresented in that article, which is quite possible. Was a long time ago and not really relevant to the question.

Deliberately exploiting vulnerable women for money - at any point in your life - shows serious character flaws. That's still relevant.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them.

So once we’ve redistributed all the wealth and spent it, then what happens?

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"Aside from hypnotits" might be my favourite qualifier ever.

Exactly. I've read his explanation and it was cowardly. Something along the lines of 'it was a long time ago and I've apologised already, shut up about it'.

The fact of the matter is he either believed he could enlarge a woman's breasts by hypnosis, in which case he is mad, or he knew he couldn't and took her money anyway, in which case he is a charlatan. Neither would tempt me to vote for him.

Can’t you see how unfair that a nurse could be taxed 40% of a wage while those who own vast amounts of land, property and inherited wealth pay next to nothing? Compound interest means their wealth is growing while the rest get poorer.

this is such a good idea, I will join!

yeah, that wasn't an apology
an apology needs to include some explanation of why what you did or said was wrong